William faustmann



UNITED STATES PATENT Fries,

NVILLIAM FAUSTMANN, v,OF BROOKLYN, ASSIGNOR TO HAMMEL, RIGLANDER c OO., OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

'ENG RAVERS VISE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 461,216, dated October 13, 1891.

Application tiled June 15,1891. Serial No. 396,383. (No model.) l

To @ZZ whom it may concern: metals of different softness or ductility. The Be it known that I, VILLIAM FAUSTMANN, turrets are recessed and shaped to provide a citizen of the United States, residing at for the holding of various articles, and means Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State are also provided for locking the turrets in 5 of New York, have made certain new and position while the art-icle is being manipu- 55 useful Improvements in Engravers Vises, of lated. which the following is a specification. It must be understood that my invention The object of my invention is to form a does not relate to the bed of the vise, which cheap, substantial, and parallel vise having bed has ,usually been provided with means xo adjustable jaws so arranged that acoin, ring, for holding articles upon an adjustable plate 6o thimble, or any article can be clasped in the which is capable of the universal movement vise for the purpose of engraving, the. upon the bed, such as the vise shown in Let- My improvements herein described and ters Patent to W. W. ,Wilcox, No. 132,127, shown relate, especially, to the means for holddated October 8, 1872; but .it does refer to [5 ing articles duringtheprocessof engraving or improvements upon what is known as the 65 manipulation, which improvements are apbase of the vise, such as that shown in the plied directly to what is called the base of patent to WV. WV. WVilcox, No. 176,722, dated the vise. This baseis separable from the body April 25, 1876, and I therefore do not claim or bed ofthe vise, so that it and its attached as my invention any of the parts shown and 2o devices can be affixed to ordetached from the described in thosepatents. 7o

bed at will and the bed used for Whatever In the drawings accompanying this specifiother purpose desired. cation, Figure l is a side elevation of a vise, My invention comprises two posts or turshowing the removable base-plate secured to rets, which are Amovable by means of a right the bed, one part of t-he said base-plate, a 25 and left handed screw or other suitable means turret, and a jaw being in section taken ap- 75 to or from each other. The screw passes proximately in the line y y, Fig. 2, the head through screw-threaded blocks, and the turof the base-holding clamp being removed; rets are rotatably secured upon these mov- Fig. 2, a plan view of the same; Fig. 3, a side able blocks, one block being secured to the elevation of one of the turrets; Fig. 4, a plan 3o right-handed screw, the other block being seand section of the same, taken on the line 0c 8o cured to the left-handed screw, so that when Fig. 3; Fig. 5, a plan view of Fig. 3; Fig. 6, the screwis turned both blocks and the mountface and side elevations of one of the removed turrets will be broughttogether. ,The turable jaws; Fig. 7, side and plan views of the rets are supported on the blocks by an upremovable jaw-blocks; and Fig. 3, a plan of 35 wardly-disposed spindle, the turrets being one of the jaw-blocks, showing lips for hold- 35 provided with openings through which the ing the block in position on the jaw. spindles pass, which openings are larger in Similartiguresrefertosimilarpartsthroughdiameter than the spindles, so as to permit out the several views. the turrets to play freely thereon, for a pur- I shall first describe the structure of the 4o pose hereinafter described. The turrets are bed to which the base-plate upon which my 9o provided with upwardly-extending removimprovements have been applied is secured. able jaws, adapted t-o be brought together in At l is a hemispherical casting, or what is lthe same manner as the turrets, and thejaws commonly called a cannon-ball. In use this are provided with what Iterm jaw-blocks, cannon-ball is set in. a cushion of leather, so 45 made of some soft ductile metal, capable of that it may beheld in anyldesired position. 95 being conformed to the shape of the article To this casting is rotatably secured a pillar worked upon, said jaw-blocks being remov- 2. Thispillarhasupwardly-extendingclamps able from the jaws andinterchangeable either 3 secured to it, said clamps having lips 4. for the purpose of inserting ones adapted for The pillar 2 has an upwardly-extending and' 5o various conformations of articles or those of centrally-located screw-threaded spindle 5, 1oo

and upon this spindle is a binding-wheel or collar 6, adapted to work up and down on the spindle 5.

7 is a removable plate, having a downwardly-extending ball 8, adapted to move in a socket provided in the upper portion of the collar 6. It is obvious that if the collar 6 is moved on the threaded spindle either up or down the plate 7 will be moved up or down with it to bring it to or from the lips4 of the clamps 3, and should anything be placed between the plate 7 and the lips of the clamps 3 such thing will be held firmly upon'said plate. It is to such a device as this that the baseplate having my improvements is secured and removed in the manner just before described.

The foregoing structure and operation of parts being old it is not necessary to describe such with any amount of detail.

At 9 is shown the base-plate with notches 10 in its sides, through the instrumentality of which the base-plate is removed into and outof connectionpwith the plate 7 of the bed. The base-plate 9 is provided with a slot 11, extending across the bed,\vhich slot is defined by the housing 12. The Walls of said housing are elevated a short distance above the level of the plate, so as to form an elevated surface upon which. the turrets can work. Passing through the housing 12 is a right and left handed screw 13, the left-handed screw being shown at 14 and the right-handed screw at 15p. This screw is provided with a shouldered extension 16, finding bearings in one end of the housing 12, and another shouldered extension 17, finding bearings in the opposite end. A pin 18 is used for the purpose of eXpediting the removal of said screw, said pin passing through an opening 19 cut invone side of the base-plate 9. The should ered extension 17 is squared to receive the thumbscrew 20.

21 22 are blocks working within the slotted housing 12, which housing forms guides for the same, the screw 13 passing through the blocks, one being located on the right-handed screwv and the other on the left-handed screw, so that when the thumb-screw 2O is turned in either direction both blocks will be brought toward or away from each other. Secured in the blocks 21'22 are upwardly-extending spindles 23, (but one is shown in full in Fig. 1,) having enlarged heads 24. These spindles are preferably screwed into the blocks, the enlarged heads being provided with a slot for the reception of a screw-driver.

At 25 are shown the turrets. Said turrets comprise a preferably centrally-disposed and,

A fiat bar could be held between either of the squared surfaces 33 of the central web 29. One end of a thimble could be placed in the indentation 34 inthe central web 29, the like part in the opposing turret being adapted to support the other end when the turrets are brought together, and so on indefinitely, the turrets being capable of being provided with recessed, squared, or otherwise configured portions for the purpose of holding various articles for manipulation. The periphery of the lower plate 28 is preferably concentric with the central opening 26, and is provided with a series of angular indentations 35, which are intended to coact with the angular studs 36,

carried by the blocks 21 22, which indenta- For instance, if it is detions are so located-in relation to any particular shaped or configured recess or surface as to bring such recesses on both the turrets into alignment with each other.`

1t is not absolutely essential that the studs 30 and recesses 35 should be made with angular faces, as they maybe squared; but the angular faces are more desirable because the point of the angle on the studs 36, will, if they strike any part of the surface of the recess 35, bring one particular recess for supporting the article to be manipulated into alignment, whereas with the squared stud and recess it would be necessary to make this alignment perfect before their coaction takes place. Y

It being assumedthat the turrets are separated wide enough apart to hold the article which is to be engraved or otherwise worked upon, and the particular holding recess or surface in the turrets being brought approximately into alignment, the article then being adj usted, the thumb-screw being turned, and the blocks moved together and with them the turrets, the article will then be held rigidly between them. During the act of presenting the proper recess for the reception of the article the locking devices comprising the recess 35 and studs 36 will be brought into alignment, so that not only will the article be held between the turrets, but the turrets themselves held and their rotation or movement upon their spindles be prevented.

Another very important improvement consists in making the opening 26 of the turret of larger diameter than the spindle 23, so that a loose action or play of the turret may be had about the spindle. This feature comes into play as follows; Suppose the turrets have been brought together, an article held between them, and the work upon them being completed and the article removed. It will IIO IZO

not then be necessary to turn the screw to draw the turrets away from each other, for should the size of the article permit it the turrets could be moved about the spindle, so

as .to bring another recess into alignment by simply freeing the locking devices by bringing the turrets together by the fingers and then turning the turrets until the proper recess is had. All this may be done without movingthe blocks which support the turrets, which thereby enables the workin an to quickly change the different articles to be operated upon and bring new recesses into alignment.

Another very important feature of my invention consists in additional holding devices, which are located upon and carried by the turrets. These holding devices comprise jaws which are removable from Vthe turrets,

. which jaws also carry removable and inter Yss changeable jaw-blocks. The jaws 39 comprise a rounded `end 40, squared section 4l, openings 42, and recess 43. (See Figs. 1 and 6.) The turrets are provided with openings 44, Figs. 4 and 5, into which the rounded end 40 of the jaws is placed. The turrets are also provided with a squared depression 45,

(see Fig. 5,) in which the squared section 41 of the jaws rests and which prevents the jaws from turning. These jaws are mainly intended for holding the removable jaw-blocks 45; but it is. obvious that they may be utilized for the purpose of holding an article between them-such, for instance, as around bar held between the circular recesses 43.

It very often occurs in this class ofwork that an article is to be manipulated for which no particular recesscan be provided in the turrets. The jaw-blocks are intended to cover this feature and are therefore made of some soft or ductile material which is Isufficiently strong to resist destruction by compression, but which is sufficiently yielding to permit of their being cut or shaped, say, by a knife so as to make them conform to the article to be operated upon. I preferably cast these jaw-blocks of lead and provide them with rounded extensions or spindles 46, which spindles are tobe inserted into the holes or openin gs 42 in the jaws. Tllese'jaw-blocks may also be especially cast of any suitable material or suitably shaped and eonligured for the special purpose of holding small articles for 'line work. Ordinarily the pressure of thejaws upon the article will hold the jaw-blocks in place; but if it should be desired to make this more `certain they could be provided with ears 47, as in Fig. 8, which ears will bind against the sides of the jaws, and will thereby be rigidly held in position. It will thus be seen that these jawblocks are interchangeable, as arein a measure the jaws themselves. The feature of interchangeability I direct more especially to the jaw-blocks rather than to the jaws. Thus the three main features of my inventionnamely, the rotatable turrets, the removable j aws,and the interchangeable j aw-blocks-are very important and valuable features of a described.

jewelers vise, and I do not therefore limit myself to theirfparticular shape or structure.

I am aware of the patent to Edward S. Stehman, No. 348,299, dated August 3l, 1886, and do not claim, broadly, anything therein shown and described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, with the blocks 2l 22 and devices for Aactuating them, of the upwardly-extending turrets recessed or configured to receive and hold various-shaped articles, and upwardly-extending spindles fixed to the blocks, about which the turrets are free to rotate, the apertures in the turrets through whichv said spindles pass being larger than the diameter of said spindles, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the turrets and their operating devices, of jaws adapted to be brought together by said turrets, and removable jaw-blocks secured to said jaws, substantially as described.

A device for holding an article during manipulation of the same, having holding 'jaws removable from said device and formed of some soft and ductile material, substantially as described. y

4. The combination, with the blocks 2l 22 and devi'ces for actuating them, of the upwardly-extending turrets rotatably secured upon said blocks, and locking devices for pref venting the rotation of said turrets, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with the blocks 2l and devicesfor actuating them, of the upwardly-extending spindles on said blocks, apertured turrets rotatablj7 secured upon said blocks by a spindle` the diameter of said aperture being larger than the diameter'of the spindles, and locking devices for preventimgl the rotation of said turrets, substantially as described. A j

6. The combination, with the blocks 2l 22 and devices for actuating them, .of the turrets loosely mounted on said blocks, upwardly-ex@ tending and removable jaws carried by said turrets, and means for preventing the rotation of said turrets, substantially as described.

7. The combination, with the` blocks 2l 22 and devices for actuating them, of the upwardly-extending spindles 24, secured in said blocks, the turrets 25, having the openings 26 loosely surrounding the said spindles, said turrets having the lower flanges 28 concentric with the openings 26, an upwardly'extending web 29, and a top liange 27, substantially as 8. The combination, with the blocks 2l 22 and devices for actuating them, of the upwardly-extending spindles 24, secured in said blocks, the turrets 25, having the openings 26 loosely surrounding the said spindles, said turrets having lower flanges 28 concentric with the opening 26, indentations`35 in said ange, an upwardly-extendin g web 29, a top fiange 27,

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and the studs 36, fixed to the blocks 21 22, adapted' to engage with the indentations 35 in the Hange 28, substantially as described.

9. A turret for an engravers vise, comprising the central web 29, having squared or congured surfaces, an opening 26, passing through the turret, a lower ange 28 concentric with the opening 26, indentations 85 in said flange, and a top flange 27, having squared and configured surfaces, substantially as described.

l0. A turretfor an engravers vise, comprising the central web 29, having squared or configured surfaces, an opening 26, passing through the turret, a lower flange 2S concentric with the opening 26, indentations 35 in said flange, a top flange 27, having squared or configured surfaces, an opening 44 in said turret, and a wall about said opening, substantially as described.

1l. The combination, with the turrets and 1 devices for actuating them, of the removable jaws, said jaws having a spindle 40, openings A 42, shoulders 41, the turrets being provided with openings 44 for the reception of the'spindles 40 of the jaws, and walls about said openings for engagement with the shoulders 4l on the jaws, substantially as described.

l2. The combination, with the turrets and devices for actuating them, of the removable jaws, said jaws having a spindle 40, openings 42, shoulders 4l, and the removable jaw-blocks having the spindles 46 for insertion in the openings ot' the jaws, the turrets being provided with openings 44 for the reception of the spindles 40 of the jaws and Walls about said openings for engagement with the shoulders 4l onthejaws, substantiall)7 as described.

13. A removable j aw-block for an engravers vise, comprising a laterally-extending abutment-section, a spindle 46, extending outwardly from said section, and outwardly-extending shoulders 47ou the abutment-sections, substantially as described.

WILLIAM FAUSTMANN.

Witnesses:

CHARLES E. BRUNTE, WM. SCHRIKKER. 

